New Union Deal Aims to Boost US Navy Shipbuilding Workforce
in naval shipbuilding as part of rotational teams to be trained by Bartlett Maritime under a contract with NAVSEA and deployed to naval shipyards nationwide. The first stage will focus on the more than 7,000 Boilermakers eligible for this training program across Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota and Minnesota.The signed National Ship Building Supplemental Workforce Agreement was presented in Cleveland to Steve Brock, a senior advisor sent by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro sent his Senior Advisor. “This is innovative,” said IBB International president Warren Fairley. “It&rsquo
Newport News Shipbuilding Announces Leadership Changes
18 years at Honeywell, including leadership roles in planning, manufacturing, information technology, logistics, order management and supply chain. He earned a bachelor’s degree in management from the College of St. Scholastica and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota
Alter Logistics Hires Ferguson as Senior VP
Alter Logistics Company announced that Paul Ferguson has joined the company as Senior Vice President.“Paul’s responsibilities will include expansion projects at Alter’s St. Paul, Minnesota Terminal as well as new growth development opportunities for the company,” said Jeffrey Goldstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Ferguson joins Alter with an extensive career in developing logistical solutions and advantages for shippers to create, connect and enable new market access. Alter Logistics’ unique and market differentiating assets provide shippers with multimodal
Walker Named to Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board
Authority. “We have a great board – the commissioners are very engaged and represent a broad spectrum of business concerns. Commissioner Walker brings an important union and labor perspective to the board.”The Duluth Seaway Port Authority is an independent public agency created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1955 to foster regional maritime and economic development and advocate for port interests. The Port Authority is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners – two appointed by the governor of Minnesota, two by the St. Louis County Board and three by the Duluth City Council
Duluth Seaway Port Authority Welcomes Hron
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority has announced that Grand Rapids native Jayson Hron has been named Director of Communications and Marketing. He returns to Minnesota to join the leadership team effective February 1, 2019.Hron (pronounced ‘RŌHN’), brings an extensive background to the position, having served in a variety of public relations, copywriting, media relations, brand management and marketing capacities. Since 2013, Hron has been a communications manager for USA Hockey in Colorado Springs, Colo. For eight years prior, he led communications efforts as senior public relations specialist
Great Lakes Shipping Supports 237,000 Plus Jobs
of more than $6 trillion dollars. In 2017, 143.5 million metric tons of cargo (valued at $15.2 billion) moved through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway.The St. Lawrence Seaway is also the longest deep draft navigation system in the world, extending 2,300 miles from its westernmost point in Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean.North American farmers, steel producers, construction firms, food manufacturers and power generators depend on the system to move raw materials and finished products including iron ore, coal, stone, salt, sugar, grain, steel, wind turbine components and heavy machinery. These
Ports of Indiana Names Coda CEO
wind generation movement. Coda also served as director of fuel transportation for Dynegy Inc. and director of global logistics for Nabors Industries.Coda has been actively involved with maritime policy initiatives for the Great Lakes at the state and federal levels in his roles as president of the Minnesota Ports Association, member of the board of directors for the American Association of Port Authorities and member of the American Great Lakes Ports Association and USDOT Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee.Cooper is retiring after 16 years with the Ports of Indiana and will
New Appointments at Duluth Seaway Port Authority
, retired executive director of the Duluth Airport Authority, was reappointed by the Duluth City Council in October 2016 to a third, six-year term on the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Board. Klosowski, a retired Brigadier General, commanded the 148th Fighter Wing at Duluth from 1989 to 1995 and the Minnesota Air National Guard from 1995 to 1997. He was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007. The City Council first appointed him to the Port Authority board in 2004. His current term will expire Oct. 10, 2022. Current and former Port Authority commissioners
Jet Edge Promotes Bauer to Service Manager
Waterjet systems manufacturer Jet Edge, Inc. announced the promotion of Josh Bauer to service manager. Bauer is responsible for managing all aspects of Jet Edge’s waterjet service department, supporting customers worldwide. A longtime Jet Edge employee, Bauer began his career with the Minnesota waterjet systems manufacturer in 2005 after graduating from Hennepin Technical College with a degree as a fluid power engineering technician. He has held positions in Jet Edge’s production and service departments, most recently serving as a field service technician.
New Facilities Manager at Duluth Seaway Port Authority
, he served as operations manager/trainmaster with the Union Pacific and CN-IC Railroad. Earlier in his career (and throughout college), he was a land surveyor and GIS analyst with Livgard Surveying, Inc. The former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a double major in history and political science. The Port Authority initiated a move in August to expand the role of its former facilities manager, Jim Sharrow, into that of director of port planning and resiliency. Sharrow now oversees the agency’s capital programs
Duluth Port Authority Shuffles Management
initiatives. Earlier in his career, Sharrow spent 28 years with USS Great Lakes Fleet, serving as that company’s engineering and maintenance director before leaving to work as a consultant in naval architecture and marine engineering. A licensed professional engineer in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, he is a member of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers and Minnesota Sea Grant’s Advisory Committee. He also is a past member of the American Bureau of Shipping Great Lakes Technical Committee, past chair of the Harbor Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC), past member
ST Engineering Makes Management Changes
. He joined ST Kinetics in August 2003, and was initially responsible for the defence business before being promoted to his current role as President in September 2006. Mr Sew graduated with a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics (High Distinction) in 1987 from the University of Minnesota, USA and a Masters in Business Administration in 1994 from Stanford University, USA.
Guy Harvey, Marine Artist and , Fishes for Growth
by coastal living - but his environmental activism can help distinguish him from competitors, said Miami-based brand consultant Bruce Turkel. "There is a Guy Harvey," Turkel said. "He will be able to sell this lifestyle to all the people who are in Ohio and South Dakota and Minnesota who are freezing and looking for something to make them smile." Currently, Harvey licenses his images on products from flip-flops to beach bags, drink tumblers to koozies, as well as collegiate apparel and a just-launched line of branded rums. He also is marketing "Guy Harvey
DeLuca Joins Duluth Seaway Port Authority
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority welcomes aboard a Government and Environmental Affairs Director this week. Deborah DeLuca, distinguished expert on redevelopment projects and environmental policy, officially joins the staff on July 29. DeLuca is a founding board member of Minnesota Brownfields, a nonprofit established to ensure the effective reuse of brownfield sites across the state. As principal of DeLuca Strategies for 14 years, she has provided advice to public, private and non-profit sector clients. Her areas of expertise include grant-writing, development/implementation of funding strategies
Wisconsin Energy to Buy Integrys
of $70.61. Wisconsin Energy's shares were down 2.5 percent at $45.76. Including debt, the deal is valued at $9.1 billion. HIGHER GROWTH The combined company, to be named WEC Energy Group Inc, will serve more than 4.3 million gas and electricity customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. WEC Energy, which will be the eighth largest natural gas distribution company in the United States, will also hold a 60 percent stake in American Transmission Co, a transmission-only utility. WEC Energy could take American Transmission public, said Gabelli & Co analyst Timothy Winter
MTU Launch Minnesota Youth Apprenticeship Program
, an electronics design and manufacturing company. The new youth apprenticeship program will launch with junior and senior-level students at Mankato East and West High Schools who have completed prerequisite coursework in welding, mechatronics and engineering design at the South Central College, a Minnesota community and technical college with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault. Accepted students will benefit from on-the-job training under the supervision of highly-skilled trade professionals, as well as a specialized industrial mechanic classroom curriculum. Upon completion of the program
General Dynamics: $17.6B Contract for Submarines
already have delivered 10 Virginia-class submarines to the Navy: USS Virginia (SSN-774), USS Texas (SSN-775), USS Hawaii (SSN-776), USS North Carolina (SSN-777), USS New Hampshire (SSN-778), USS New Mexico (SSN-779), USS Missouri (SSN-780), USS California (SSN-781), USS Mississippi (SSN-782) and USS Minnesota (SSN-783). Eight additional submarines are under construction. Virginia-class submarines displace 7,800 tons, with a hull length of 377 feet and a diameter of 34 feet. They are capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots and can dive to a depth greater than 800 feet, while carrying Mark 48 advanced
